Fantastic Idea

Marge · 07-09-2004, 17:41

Sleeping on the job

Most of us come up with our best ideas when we are about to nod off, says a study. So is it time the boss put beds in the workplace?

Top napping tips for work
Announce your nap to your colleagues
Use "equipment" that will make your nap pleasurable
Use an alarm to ensure you wake up on time
Find a secret spot so you will not be awakened prematurely
Have a napping routine

But for the Sleep Council the issue is not how to fit naps into the working day, but how to fit work around sleep.

It says the nine-to-five culture does not fit into the natural sleeping pattern of the human race and Britain's bosses need to introduce a more "sleep friendly" working day.

Well I'm all for this, sounds brilliant, full story here

paulyoung666 · 07-09-2004, 17:53

nice if you can get away with it , a lad at work was caught asleep and he got a warning , he did it a second time and got the sack , mind you , to be fair to the company he was supposed to be monitoring a multi million pound chemical plant

malcpro · 07-09-2004, 18:25

As long as you're not driving my bus

Nidge · 07-09-2004, 18:54

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Originally Posted by Debsy42

Sleeping on the job

Most of us come up with our best ideas when we are about to nod off, says a study. So is it time the boss put beds in the workplace?

Top napping tips for work
Announce your nap to your colleagues
Use "equipment" that will make your nap pleasurable
Use an alarm to ensure you wake up on time
Find a secret spot so you will not be awakened prematurely
Have a napping routine

But for the Sleep Council the issue is not how to fit naps into the working day, but how to fit work around sleep.

It says the nine-to-five culture does not fit into the natural sleeping pattern of the human race and Britain's bosses need to introduce a more "sleep friendly" working day.

Well I'm all for this, sounds brilliant, full story here

I like the sound of that

carlingman · 08-09-2004, 00:03

Reminds me of a certain NTL Macintosh Tech Suppport Person (who shall remain nameless) way back in the days of NTL Tech Support in Cleppa Park in Newport.

They had a Tech on the night shift who while walking a customer through some Macintosh problems with configurations etc asked the customer to restart the Macintosh and placed them hold.

Several hours later he awoke from his nap only to find to his bemusement the customer still onhold and said ok then has the Mac restarted and sorry for the delay as he was making some checks from his side and calmly proceeded with the call.

Steve H · 08-09-2004, 00:08

I sleep all the time on my job... I get the cafe ready to open in Marks and Spencers.. Start at 5.30am.. nap in the back of the cafe till about half 6, do anything that needs doing.. fall asleep again till about 8ish & then go down for breakfast

No one ever disturbs me, it's quite good

Marge · 08-09-2004, 00:19

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Originally Posted by carlingman

Reminds me of a certain NTL Macintosh Tech Suppport Person (who shall remain nameless) way back in the days of NTL Tech Support in Cleppa Park in Newport.

They had a Tech on the night shift who while walking a customer through some Macintosh problems with configurations etc asked the customer to restart the Macintosh and placed them hold.

Several hours later he awoke from his nap only to find to his bemusement the customer still onhold and said ok then has the Mac restarted and sorry for the delay as he was making some checks from his side and calmly proceeded with the call.

class

08-09-2004, 00:22

Never done that though I did fall asleep in a big company meeting once. All my mates were trying to casualy nudge me to wake me up. In the end the speaker stopped and waited for one of them to wake me up. You could have cooked a full english fried breakfast on my face

Marge · 08-09-2004, 00:38

I remember when I first started work it was a big shock to my system, I had to go to college for day release and it all got too much so I thought I'll just put my head down on the desk and yep fell asleep. I wasn't out for long but long enough for everyone to notice and start laughing

Always says after my dinner that I'm ready for a little sleep, a power nap for 15 minutes would do me the world of good. I'll suggest it methinks to the powers that be

Charlie_Bubble · 08-09-2004, 00:59

My technique is to place a long document on my desk and then rest my forehead on my hands as if in deep concentration. Occasionally the swaying of my head wakes me up!

danielf · 08-09-2004, 01:07

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Originally Posted by Charlie_Bubble

My technique is to place a long document on my desk and then rest my forehead on my hands as if in deep concentration. Occasionally the swaying of my head wakes me up!

You're not alone there

Marge · 08-09-2004, 01:17

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Originally Posted by danielf

You're not alone there

I'm gonna try this tomorrow

No I wasn't nodding I was just looking at the inside of my eyelids

Richard M · 08-09-2004, 01:22

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Originally Posted by Debsy42

Use "equipment" that will make your nap pleasurable

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Originally Posted by Steve H

I sleep all the time on my job... I get the cafe ready to open in Marks and Spencers.. Start at 5.30am.. nap in the back of the cafe till about half 6, do anything that needs doing.. fall asleep again till about 8ish & then go down for breakfast

No one ever disturbs me, it's quite good

You lucky git.

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Originally Posted by Debsy42

I remember when I first started work it was a big shock to my system, I had to go to college for day release and it all got too much so I thought I'll just put my head down on the desk and yep fell asleep. I wasn't out for long but long enough for everyone to notice and start laughing

Hehe, if I ever tried that I'd be woken up by a loud and annoying woman from Essex shouting in my ear "ello? ELLO? IS THAT VODAFONE????! CAN YOU ERE MEEE?"

Marge · 08-09-2004, 01:31

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Originally Posted by Richard M

a loud and annoying woman from Essex shouting in my ear "ello? ELLO? IS THAT VODAFONE????! CAN YOU ERE MEEE?"

thats no way to talk about Chimaera

greencreeper · 08-09-2004, 03:16

I don't see what's wrong with amphetamines?

Generally I don't nod off. I do have an awful habit of zoning out though. I go away to that place inside, until someone asks me a question. It's worse when I'm tired. I have a "problem" with my eye muscles which means that when I'm tired I look like I've had a stroke